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Ben
@benjbrand.bsky.social
reluctant morning person • ABQ, NM
absolutely love it when one of the local nursing homes has one of their regular no kings protests
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
the first batch green chile stew of the season is practically a spiritual experience when it’s done right

and hoo boy is this a good ‘un
October 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
hugs!
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
building my dog an ornate floating platform so she can continue to judge me from afar
September 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
once again thinking about these earrings
September 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
five ristras of cayennes so far this year. there’s something very satisfying about seeing them all hanging, waiting to be used over the next year or two… ensuring I’ll never have to cook a bland meal
September 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
not only do i have feral parsley all around my house, i also have some rogue arugula.

the greens i actually plant *in* the garden beds? not doing nearly as well
September 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
crappy picture, but somehow i saw a LUCID GRAVITY in ALBUQUERQUE. i didn’t even think they were being shipped to customers yet

#weirdcarbs
August 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
this years first “harvest”

i can’t for the life of me remember what kind of squash i planted so i have no idea if i let these get too big or not
August 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
the last couple weeks i’ve only had time to water my garden before the sun rises, so this is my first good look at it in the daylight and apparently it’s been ~thriving~
August 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
occasionally at estate sales and yard sales i find myself asking “does this look like something that could be in @pandershirts.com apartment?” and if the answer is yes i almost always end up buying it.

so now i have this giant pantone poster i need to find a place for at my house
July 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
channeling my inner @ptklein.com with an isotope dog supreme at isotope park
July 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
i have the perfect reaction picture for that
June 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
pov: you’re trying to remember when you got your last tetanus booster
June 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
i saw on tiktok that you can use a fake dragonfly to keep mosquitos away. i don’t know if it works for bugs yet, but it definitely makes me feel like a fancy lady whenever i wear my sun hat
May 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
oh dang, this is GOOD
May 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
y’all my turtle finally came out of hibernation!
May 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
granted, it’s been a minute since they sold any gas
May 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
great spot today, cutlass supreme with the original temp tag and some a m a z i n g stitching
April 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
halloween of ‘17
pretty shocking to see in your rear view mirror at 9am
April 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
me and this giraffe just blazed af staring at each other in the middle of the antique mall
March 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
two very New Mexican sights while estate sale-ing today
March 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
wild estate sale find from the ‘70s today

naturally it was buried in a box of books for growing weed
March 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
bought an adapter to charge my car at tesla superchargers.
February 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
a second vinfast has been spotted !!

i kinda want to go test drive one
February 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM